diff --git a/web/basics.textile b/web/basics.textile
index a6703579..788c6f4f 100644
--- a/web/basics.textile
+++ b/web/basics.textile
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ scala> calc.brand
 res2: String = "HP"
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-Contained are examples are defining methods with def and fields with val.  Methods are just functions that can access the state of the class.
+Contained are examples defining methods with def and fields with val.  Methods are just functions that can access the state of the class.
 
 h3. Constructor